The contracts beginning in July will be for 10 years, according to the contract extension documents for Apache Sands Towing, CL King Towing and Phoenix Metro Towing.
Vehicle-towing contracts with Apache Junction Police Department that were to expire April 5 have been extended through June.
The city council on Feb. 20 voted 6-0 to approve the extension through June 30 of the individual towing contracts in place with Apache Sands Towing, CL King Towing and Phoenix Metro Towing. Vice Mayor Robert Schroeder was absent.
The current contracts went into effect in April 2017, Management Analyst Robert Wisler said during the council meeting.
“The city is about to put out a new (request for proposals) for towing service. However, going forward, city staff desires a more sensible starting and renewal schedule on July 1 as opposed to the April 5 such that it lines up with the fiscal year ... and it lines up with most of our other contracts that we run,” he said.
“The extension before you is needed to bridge a three-month gap that’s created between April and July 1 to ensure that AJPD won’t lose tow service in that time.” Wisler said.
The contracts beginning in July will be for 10 years, according to the contract extension documents for Apache Sands Towing, CL King Towing and Phoenix Metro Towing.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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